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This newly found super-Earth might have blown off its own atmosphere
The faraway exoplanet could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets with twice the diameter of Earth.
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Astronomers discover exotic atmosphere on scorching hot exoplanet Cuancoá. 'Like finding a snowball that hasn't melted in a fire'
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor and thick clouds on LTT 9779 b, an ultra-hot Neptune locked in a ...
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'We thought it was impossible:' Water frost on Mars discovered near Red Planet's equator
Water frost has been spotted at the equator of ... water exists on Mars and how it is exchanged between the Red Planet's atmosphere and its surface. This could be vital for future crewed ...
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Earth's atmosphere is so big the moon flies through it
According to a new analysis of data recorded by a spacecraft more than 20 years ago, the outer fringes of our cozy planet's atmosphere stretch far beyond what is typically imagined. In fact ...
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Scientists Think These ‘Kidney Beans’ Could Prove That Mars Once Supported Life
Frost that settles on them during the ... CO2 and water vapor are both greenhouse gases. Whenever the planet is warmer, the atmosphere is thicker, trapping heat and raising the surface pressure ...
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Earth: Facts about the Blue Planet
Keep reading to learn more about Earth's different layers, its atmosphere, and what makes the "blue planet" unique. Earth is made out of different layers, and those layers get hotter and more ...
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Astronomers discover exotic atmosphere on scorching hot exoplanet Cuancoá. 'Like finding a snowball that hasn't melted in a fire'
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have delved into the atmosphere of the scorching ... "hot Neptune desert" — a category of planets for which exceptionally few are known ...